Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is an entertaining, funny and full of adventure sequel to Night at the Museum that in my opinion is way better than the first in everything. Amy Adams and Hank Azaria did great in their roles plus loved Napoleon and Al Capone and that little Star Wars reference with Darth Vader was great. Once again the stars of the original film do wonders especially Ben Stiller and the late Robin Williams fans of the original will not be disappointed with this fun sequel. (10/10)

This film is the sequel to "The Night at the Museum" and it happens time after the action of this film. Larry is now a successful man but is surprised by the renovation of the Natural History Museum, where he worked and made friendship with all the creatures and historical figures who are statues during the day and come alive at night. Thus, he will try to prevent his friends from spending the rest of their existence in crates at the Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC. Although it no longer has the novelty impact the first film had, this sequel honoured, most of the time, the previous film. It's humor explores well the way Larry seems to be in permanent disagreement with his new way of life as a businessman, though he cannot see it. The comedy and jokes follow, roughly, the model previously established but they still can be funny enough. The script gives great emphasis to Amelia Earhart, portrayed as fearless and adventurous, but the bad side of that is the great romantic interest between her and Larry, an involvement whose outcome, although romantic and moving, was very predictable and gives us the will to shout "what's the point?" Ben Stiller remains impeccable as the protagonist and the supporting cast makes an excellent performance, keeping some of the previous names (Robin Williams, Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan) along with the villain, Hank Azaria, maybe one of the best voice actors of our time. So this is a rare case where sequel was able to honor the previous movie and gives us good entertainment.

This is the funniest "Night at the Museum" film of the trilogy! Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, and Christopher Guest are absolutely hilarious! We rented this DVD, practically died laughing, then had to buy the DVD and have watched it many, many times and it never fails to entertain from beginning to end. One of the best scenes is when Ben Stiller (Larry) and Amy Adams (Amelia) jump into the famous "kissing" photo from V-E Day in NYC! Hank Azaria's Boris Karloff impersonation is a riot! (He has too many hilarious lines to make reference to here!) We have enjoyed all 3 of the Museum Trilogy films but this, by far, is the funniest! There isn't a dull scene in the movie! Highly recommend Museum #2 to anyone who loves great comedies - and Boris Karloff!

Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) has moved on from his night watchman job. The American Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations. The exhibits are moved to the Smithsonian in Washington where they must battle the forces of evil Pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) for the Tablet of Ahkmenrah.Basically it's a story looking for an excuse to bring in new characters and a new location. A lot of the charm is missing mainly due to the fact that many of the characters are separated and reduced in role. There is one great addition. Amy Adams is fantastic as Amelia Earhart and she makes a great duo with Ben Stiller.